Lamentations 5:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Our attackers are on our necks: overcome with weariness, we have no rest.
Webster's Revision
Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest.
World English Bible
Our pursuers are on our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Our pursuers are upon our necks: we are weary, and have no rest.
Clarke's Lamentations 5:5 Bible Commentary
Our necks are under persecution - We feel the yoke of our bondage; we are driven to our work like the bullock, which has a yoke upon his neck.
Barnes's Lamentations 5:5 Bible Commentary
Our necks ... - i. e. we were pursued so actively that our enemies seemed to be leaning over our necks ready to seize us.
We labor - We were wearied, "there was no rest for us:" being chased incessantly.
